Bucknuts Morning 5: An Ohio State athletics podcast

For all the worrying about what is wrong with Ohio State this season, are fans not taking enough time to appreciate the best passing attack they have ever seen from the Buckeyes?

Jonah Booker joins Dave Biddle for his usual visit to talk about that, plus:

* Is OSU's wide receiving corps the best it has ever been top-to-bottom (e.g. 1-7)?

* Despite the greatness of the passing offense, how big of a concern is the Buckeyes' offensive line?

* What are predictions and thoughts heading into tomorrow night's game against a good Purdue squad?

* Urban Meyer says sophomore safety Isaiah Pryor is "getting a lot better." Does JBook agree?

* What is JBook's take on Nick Bosa ending his college career to prepare for the NFL?

All of that and more on the Friday extravaganza.

The No. 1 player in Ohio main storyline left when it comes to 2019 class recruiting. Zach Harrison is a Columbus area native. Will he be in college?

Harrison plans to enroll early. But where?

Ohio State?

Michigan?

Penn State?

Not exactly three programs that exchange fruitcakes come the holidays. 

247Sports Director of Recruiting Steve Wiltfong is here to talk about Harrison's recent Ann Arbor visit and it's possible impact.

Plus - what's the deal with Peyton Powell? 

How serious a threat is Purdue this weekend? We ask the Indiana native. 

Spend 5ish with us today, 'Nutters!

Redshirt freshman defensive back Shaun Wade is now practicing exclusively with the safeties for Ohio State.

We like this development a lot, we just wonder what took so long.

Jonah Booker joins Dave Biddle for his usual Friday visit to discuss Wade, plus:

* What are thoughts on safeties Isaiah Pryor and Amir Riep?

* How is the Buckeyes' running game looking through five games?

* K.J. Hill stepping up as perhaps the go-to receiver on OSU's team.

* Should the Buckeyes consider resting Dre'Mont Jones against Indiana?

* What are predictions for tomorrow’s OSU-IU game?

All of that and more on the Friday extravaganza.

Today we have the return of the DeanCast.

DeanCast guest today is 34-year Buckeye football beat writer for the Columbus Dispatch Tim May.

On today’s show we talk:

** May talks about his impending retirement after 35 years of covering Ohio State football

** May looks back at the Urban Meyer/Zach Smith/Courtney Smith situation and if it is over

** May’s thoughts on the Buckeyes’ linebacker play this season

** May looks at how the rest of the season for the Buckeyes’ plays out

** May makes his predictions on who makes up the college football playoff final four

Ohio State is in search of more offensive lineman for its Class of 2019 haul. 

Committed to Michigan State? No matter. Committed to Ole Miss? Not a problem.

Can Urban Meyer and Co. flip several targets recently offered?

We bring in 247Sports Director of Recruiting Steve Wiltfong to share wisdom on that and other topics.

Then the Indiana native breaks down what the Hoosiers could have in store for the Buckeyes this weekend in The Shoe.

Letdown deja vu?

You'll just have to listen.

Spend 5ish with us today, 'Nutters!

If you're on Bucknuts, you're likely a fan of the "Bucknuts Morning 5", our daily radio show/podcast that talks all things Ohio State football, basketball, recruiting, and more. You're also probably familiar with the "Bucknuts Roundtable" during the season, where our experts share opinions on the upcoming game and other relative topics.

After getting a lot of requests to do the Roundtable in podcast format, and seeing the great success of the BM5, we thought it would be a great idea to kind of mash the two together, with a focus on recruiting. Thus, the creation of "Bucknuts Recruiting Radio."

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This is the 12th episode of BRR, a podcast that will hopefully become a mainstay here on Bucknuts. The goal of the show is to bring on Bucknuts experts, national and other team experts, other media members, recruits, coaches, and more, who can shed some light into the big storylines around Ohio State's recruiting efforts. It's going to be a longer form show that could be roundtable or interview format, and should be highly entertaining for the recruitniks out there.

The previous episode of BRR featured a catch-up with 2019 Ohio State commit Bryson Shaw. This next episode brings back 247Sports' recruiting analyst Bill Greene to talk about multiple topics, including:

*The recent Ohio State offers to in-state products Tommy Eichenberg and J.D. Duplain

*If the Buckeyes could offer any other prospects from Ohio

*His thoughts on where OSU stands for Zach Harrison

*The latest on Jordan Battle

*How Ohio State finishes the 2019 class

All of that and more on the latest episode of Bucknuts Recruiting Radio!

Which Ohio State players should be seeing the field more often?

That is one of many topics of today's show as the People's Champ, Matt Baxendell, joins Dave Biddle for today's show.

Also on the docket:

* Should the Buckeyes think about resting some of their banged-up starters such as Dre'Mont Jones, Robert Landers and Mike Weber this Saturday against Indiana?

* The Hoosiers are 4-1, but is that record misleading?

* It was good to see Nick Bosa back in Columbus at OSU's practice last evening. Will he return by the Michigan game or perhaps even earlier?

All of that and more on the midweek extravaganza.

These are good times for the Buckeyes.

Urban Meyer's football team already overcame the biggest obstacle on the schedule.

Chris Holtmann's basketball team added another fantastic recruit to the mix.

First, the pigskin. 

Will Ohio State suffer a similar fate to last season? Meaning: After the huge win over Penn State, will the Buckeyes trip up like they did in Iowa City last season?

Duane Long is here to opine on that and several other footballish topics:

* Updated vibes on Dwayne Haskins post-White Out?

* Do we agree with Pro Football Focus' evaluation of Buckeye linebackers?

* The secondary? Halfway there?

* What to expect when the Hoosiers come calling this weekend.

Spend 5ish with us this a.m., 'Nutters!!!

It is the first day of October, but we are still talking about Ohio State's thrilling 27-26 comeback victory at Penn State Saturday night.

The Buckeyes were down by 12 points with 8 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but mounted two late touchdown drives to earn the win.

There are many things we will remember about this game for a long time, such as Binjimen Victor's 47-yard touchdown reception and the coming-out-party for OSU defensive end Chase Young.

Patrick Murphy joins Dave Biddle to discuss all of that, plus:

* Ohio State's defensive line is very banged up. Nick Bosa is obviously out until at least November, and now Dre'Mont Jones and Robert Landers are both dinged.

* Why doesn't Ohio State utilize QB sneaks in short-yardage situations?

All of that and more on the Monday extravaganza.

A lot of people got hot and bothered by a graphic that Ohio State released on Thursday that said, in all caps, "SILENCE."

It was obviously in reference to quieting Penn State's "white out" Saturday night ... but that did not stop people from expressing all kinds of fake outrage via social media.

Jonah Booker joins Dave Biddle for today's show, and let's just say JBook is not amused by the developments yesterday.

But the real story is how the Buckeyes will fare against the Nittany Lions, and we get knee deep into discussion about that.

Also, will Urban Meyer continue to allow Ryan Day and Kevin Wilson to keep the foot on the pedal offensively?

All of that and more on the Friday extravaganza.